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1 ANASTASIA PILIOURAS 2275 Speedway Stop C Austin, TX EDUCATION 2011-present PhD Candidate, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin Dissertation: Ecogeomorphology of river deltas Committee members: David Mohrig, Paola Passalacqua, Doug Jerolmack, Joel Johnson, Robert Twilley 2011 B.A. in Earth Science Geology, University of Pennsylvania Thesis: The Effect of Potential Vorticity on Delta Channel Morphodynamics: Examining Elongating versus Bifurcating Behavior Advisors: Doug Jerolmack, Federico Falcini RESEARCH PROJECTS 2015-present Quantifying beach erosion on a wave-cut platform in Sargent, TX Undergraduate Honors Thesis Program, Jackson School of Geosciences Led by Rose Palermo; Faculty advisor: David Mohrig 2013-present Determining controls on island changes on the Wax Lake Delta Frontiers in Earth System Dynamics, University of Texas at Austin 2013-present Basin depth controls on the autogenic timescale of deltas Undergraduate Honors Thesis Program, Jackson School of Geosciences Led by Brandee Carlson; Faculty advisor: Wonsuck Kim 2011-present Effects of vegetation on delta morphodynamics Morphodynamics Laboratory, University of Texas at Austin Variability in preserved topography of linear dunes on a salt substrate Morphodynamics Laboratory, University of Texas at Austin Collaborators: Wonsuck Kim, David Mohrig, Gary Kocurek, Jessica Kopp Effects of potential vorticity on sediment transport and deposition at river mouths Sediment Dynamics Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania Advisors: Doug Jerolmack, Federico Falcini 2010 Sediment concentration and nitrate loss on Wax Lake Delta Research Experience for Undergraduates, National Center for Earth-surface Dynamics Advisors: Azure Bevington, Robert Twilley 2009 Effects of sea level rise on barrier beaches Quantifying barrier overwash Department of Geology and Geophysics, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Advisors: Andrew Ashton, Jeff Donnelly Anastasia Piliouras 1

2 PUBLICATIONS In prep Piliouras, A., and W. Kim. (in prep). Channel and plant temporal and spatial scales for maintaining a distributary network. In prep Carlson, B., W. Kim, and A. Piliouras, A. (in prep). Basin depth control on channel morphology and autogenic storage and release cycles of deltaic systems. In prep Piliouras, A., and W. Kim. (in prep). Examining channel-plant feedbacks and In review vegetation patchiness. Piliouras, A., W. Kim, and B. Carlson. (in review). Competition between channels and plants in a laboratory delta: The importance of fluctuating discharge. Geophysical Research Letters Piliouras, A., W. Kim, G. Kocurek, D. Mohrig, and J. Kopp. (2014). Sand on Salt: Controls on dune subsidence and determining salt substrate thickness. Lithosphere. DOI: /L Falcini, F., A. Piliouras, R. Garra, A. Guerin, D. J. Jerolmack, J. Rowland, and C. Paola. (2014). Hydrodynamic and suspended sediment transport controls on river mouth morphology. Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface. DOI: /2013JF AWARDS AND HONORS 2015 Graduate Student and Early Career Travel Grant Sediment Experimentalists Network 2014 Banks Fellowship Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin 2013 Honorable Mention National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program 2013 ExxonMobil Geoscience Grant ExxonMobil 2012 Award for Excellence in Research Morphodynamics and Quantitative Stratigraphy Group, Jackson School of Geosciences Endowed Graduate Fellowship Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin 2011 Magna Cum Laude with distinction in Earth Sciences University of Pennsylvania 2011 Henry Darwin Rogers Award for Excellence in Geology Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania TEACHING AND ADVISING Summer 2015 Assistant Instructor, University of Texas at Austin GEO 416: Sedimentary Rocks Co-taught an undergraduate course with Dr. Wonsuck Kim on sedimentary rocks and structures, depositional environments, and sediment transport in both clastic and carbonate systems. Anastasia Piliouras 2

3 Spring 2015 Teaching Assistant, University of Texas at Austin GEO 365Q/385Q: Geomorphology: Landscape Process and Form Developed and taught in-class demonstrations. Taught lectures when professor was unavailable. Helped lead field trips present Graduate Mentor, Jackson School of Geosciences Mentor an undergraduate student working on her honors thesis. Assist in field research and data processing methods. Provide guidance for preparing for Fall 2014 presentations, graduate school, science writing, etc. Independent Study Supervisor, University of Texas at Austin Supervised an undergraduate student conducting an independent study for one semester. Discussed journal articles. Summer 2014 Assistant Instructor, University of Texas at Austin GEO 660A: Field Geology Co-taught a section of undergraduate field camp with Dr. David Mohrig. Taught students about principles of sedimentology in both the ancient (Holder Formation, fluvial deposits, Alamogordo, NM) and modern (aeolian transport and sedimentation, White Sands, NM) present Mentor, GeoForce Program, Jackson School of Geosciences Mentor two students who are graduates of the GeoForce Program. Meet with students monthly to help determine their academic goals, select courses, and encourage involvement in research and extracurricular activities. Fall 2013 Teaching Assistant, University of Texas at Austin GEO303: Introduction to Geology Taught 3 lab sections, each of 20 students, on various introductory topics. Made quizzes and helped write exams Graduate Mentor, Jackson School of Geosciences Advised an undergraduate student conducting research for her honors thesis. Worked with student in the laboratory, gave input on data analysis, interpreting results, and writing. Spring 2011 Tutor, University of Pennsylvania GEOL 125: Earth and Life Through Time 3 students GEOL 305: Earth-surface Processes 1 student PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES 2015 Primary Session Convener, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting Planned and organized a session on Experimental Studies in Surface Processes for the 2015 AGU Fall Meeting. Chaired two oral sessions and a poster session focusing on experimental surface processes, advances in experimental scaling, and linking experiments to field studies or numerical models Seminar Organizer, Soft Rock Seminar, Department of Geological Sciences Organized and hosted a weekly seminar focused on sedimentology for three semesters. Solicited speakers from the Jackson School. Led post-seminar discussion. Anastasia Piliouras 3

4 Community Development Coordinator, Geosciences Leadership Organization for Women (GLOW), Jackson School of Geosciences Planned events to help develop relationships between undergraduates, graduates, and faculty in the Jackson School. Participated in outreach activities aimed at teaching young students and women about geoscience Secretary, Graduate Student Executive Committee, Jackson School of Geosciences Prepared a biweekly newsletter to keep graduate students informed about various events and lectures happening in the Jackson School and at the university. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS 2016 Lauzon, R., A. B. Murray, A. Piliouras, and W. Kim. (2016). Sediment Transport and Vegetative Controls on Delta Channel Networks Ocean Sciences Meeting, AGU, New Orleans, LA, Feb Piliouras, A. and W. Kim. (2015). Does Scale Matter? The Role of Vegetation in Controlling Morphodynamics in Large- and Small-Scale Delta Experiments Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., Dec Palermo, R., D. Mohrig, A. Piliouras, and T. Swanson. (2015). Rates and Mechanisms of Erosion Generating a Wave-Cut Platform at Sargent Beach, Texas, USA Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., Dec. (oral) 2015 Jew, C. L., W. Kim, Y. Lim, and A. Piliouras. (2015). Ancient Martian Deltas: Evidence for Shallow and Deep Standing Bodies of Water Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., Dec Palermo, R., D. Mohrig, A. Piliouras, and T. Swanson. (2015). Rates and Mechanisms of Erosion Generating a Wave-Cut Platform at Sargent Beach, Texas, USA Fall Meeting, GSA, Baltimore, MD, 1-4 Nov. (oral) 2015 Kim, W*. and C. Baumanis. (2015). Migration reversals in grain-size transitions to shoreline Fall Meeting, GSA, Baltimore, MD, 1-4 Nov. (oral, invited) *Piliouras presented in place of delayed author Kim 2015 Piliouras, A. and W. Kim. (2015). The relative importance of channel and vegetation temporal and spatial scales in maintaining a distributary channel network in the lab. 46 th Annual Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium, University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, Sept Kim, W., E. Chatmas, E. Jung, B. Minton, A. Piliouras, B. Kopriva, C. Baumanis, and D. Mohrig. (2015). Sedimentation on a salt substrate: New opportunities in sediment experiments on a polymer layer. 46 th Annual Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium, University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, Sept Piliouras, A., W. Kim, and H. Goggin. (2014). Deltas as Ecomorphodynamic Systems: Effects of Vegetation Gradients on Sediment Trapping and Channel Dynamics Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., Dec. (oral) Anastasia Piliouras 4

5 2014 Mohrig, D., M. R. Hiatt, A. Piliouras, J. B. Shaw, R. W. Wagner, P. Passalacqua, and W. Kim. (2014). Monitoring the exchanges of water, solids, and solutes between channels and islands of Wax Lake Delta, Louisiana: Key to defining the resiliency of this coastal environment Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., Dec. (oral) 2014 Ratliff, K. M., A. B. Murray, E. W. H. Hutton, A. Piliouras, and W. Kim. (2014). Medium-Detail Delta Morphodynamic Modeling: Initial with Avulsion Behaviors, Sediment Delivery, Artificial Levees, and Relative Sea Level Rise Rates Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., Dec Carlson, B., W. Kim, and A. Piliouras. (2013). Basin depth control on the autogenic timescale of fluviodeltaic systems Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 9-13 Dec. (oral) 2013 Piliouras, A., W. Kim, and B. Carlson. (2013). Building a delta: Interactions between water, sediment, and vegetation in an experimental system Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 9-13 Dec. (oral) 2013 Piliouras, A., W. Kim, and B. Carlson. (2013). Effects of vegetation on river delta morphodynamics and shoreline variability. International Workshop on Stratodynamics, Nagasaki, Japan, Aug Piliouras, A., W. Kim, and B. Carlson. (2013). Effects of vegetation on river delta morphodynamics and shoreline variability. The 8 th Symposium on River, Coastal, and Estuarine Morphodynamics, Santander, Spain, 9-13 June. (oral) 2012 Piliouras, A., W. Kim, G. Kocurek, D. Mohrig, and J. Kopp. (2012). Examining variability in preserved topography of linear dunes on a salt substrate Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 Dec Piliouras, A., F. Falcini, C. Masteller, and D. J. Jerolmack. (2011). Effects potential vorticity on sediment transport and deposition at river mouths Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 5-9 Dec Falcini, F., A. Piliouras, D. J. Jerolmack, J. C. Rowland, and C. Paola. (2011). Hydrodynamic and suspended sediment transport controls on river mouth morphology Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 5-9 Dec Ashton, A. D., E. Carruthers, A. Piliouras, and H. Taylor. (2009). Overwash controls coastal barrier response to sea level rise Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., Dec. (oral) Anastasia Piliouras 5